FORBIDDEN AFFECTIONS: ADDICTED TO MY STEPMOM

“Bes, are you ready?” I asked my best friend Crista.

She sat in front of the mirror and fixed her hair. She smiled and faced me, “I am.”

I smiled back and couldn’t help but sigh. Today is the day Troy will introduce Crista to her parents. Troy’s family is quite wealthy and as far as I know, Troy’s father is running for governor.

It has been a year since Crista was released from prison. During those times, Crista’s parents took care of Yohan because they didn’t want to give him to Troy without Crista. Thanks to the help of Crista and Troy’s parents, Crista was released early.

I can’t help but feel a strange emotion every time I remember what happened before. I feel like my conscience will swallow me every time I think about my past sins. Even my best friend was destroyed because of me.

Now Crista’s life is changing and I am very happy with what I see.

“It took you a long time,” Troy said when he met Crista and me outside.

Crista just smiled and then approached Troy to hold him by the arm. “Did you bring Yohan too?”

Troy nodded and Crista smiled too. “Yes. Come on, get in the car. Everybody’s waiting.”Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Because Troy’s mansion is exclusive for family members only, I didn’t go. I just told Crista to get over it and just be normal in dealing with Troy’s family, to which she responded immediately with a smile.

“You worry too much. I got this, best,” she said to me as she got into the car.

I noticed that Yohan was also inside, right next to his nanny.

“Be careful. Let me know if anything happens, okay? I’ll call you tonight! Answer my calls!” I said quickly while Crista just nodded at me.

Troy quickly went inside. Before he got on board, he turned to me. “Thank you, Clarisse. If it wasn’t for you, I probably don’t know how my family and I would be together.”

“It’s nothing. You both enjoy your trip,” I said. I have known them for a long time and I consider them more than friends, especially Crista. That’s why I’m so happy now that they are finally complete.

Troy smiled but it faded slightly as he suddenly looked at me strangely. He seemed to want to say something.

“Troy?” I called him. He really looks like he wants to say something.

Troy couldn’t hold back and confronted me. “If, if something bad happens… Can you promise me that you will take care of Crista and Yohan?”

I couldn’t help but frown. I looked at Crista inside and I saw that Yohan was already in her arms and she was too busy playing with him to notice our conversation.

“What do you mean, Troy?” I ask him quietly as I stepped closer.

Troy sighed. “Look, Clarisse. My family… They are not that kind and easy to live with. I’m not sure if they will also accept the situation Crista and I are in now with warm hearts. They aren’t the kindest people out there.”

“Why are you saying that now? And what situation are you talking about?” I asked, confused and a little mad. What exactly did he mean by that? Weren’t he and Crista okay? That’s what my best friend told me too…

“I know. But just in case it doesn’t turn out well, just promise me that you won’t abandon them, please, even for a while,” Troy begged me.

Crista knocked on the car door and the car window slowly rolled down. She looked up and looked at us laughing, “Are you going to talk for a long time? Clarisse, can you just go with me? Look, Yohan wants to play with you too.”

“Rise! Rise!” Yohan called me with his chubby cheeks.

I smiled at what I saw. I shook Yohan’s hand and then said to Crista, “It’s okay. I’ll see you later, baby Yohan. When you and your mommy come back, let’s play, okay?”

“Play! Yay! Yay!” he said as if he understood what I said very much.

I turned to Troy and noticed that the expression on his face had changed again. Without saying another word, he then said goodbye to me and left. He gave me another serious look before starting the car.

When I was alone, I couldn’t stop thinking about what Troy had said. What is he worried about? Why does he seem to be so stressed and anxious?

I was so nervous that I couldn’t sleep. Even when I spoke to Crista on the phone I was restless. According to her, her first meeting with Troy’s parents was good. They also liked Yohan. When our conversation ended, I immediately opened my cell phone to find some answers to my questions.

I searched for Troy and his family and only then did I realize what was making him afraid.

I read the information about his father who is running for governor and is currently the mayor of a city near the capital.

“Mayor Monteverde has two sons. They are Troy and Travis. The two grew up in America and are currently enrolled in a private school for their master’s degrees there.”

I couldn’t help but frown. What private schools? What other country? Troy is here!

I even looked at some photos of Troy’s father. His wife is always by his side. But in all the photographs Troy and his brother were not present. It’s as if they hide their personalities and don’t want to show them to the public.

I picked up the phone and was about to call Crista to reveal my findings when I suddenly heard the phone ring.

I followed the sound and realized it was coming from inside a drawer next to the bed. I opened it and immediately noticed the phone inside.

I can’t be wrong. This is Crista’s old phone that she left me before she was locked up in prison. After coming out, she said she used it to take its important contents and then gave it to me to dispose of because according to her she didn’t want to use it anymore. I forgot to do it so I just temporarily put it inside the drawer.

But now it’s ringing… Who’s calling her old phone?

I looked at the phone screen and saw an unfamiliar number. Before I could answer it, it spontaneously died at the same time as it died. Just at the same time, my cellphone rang and I saw Crista calling.

I ignored Crista’s old phone and immediately answered Crista’s call.

“Hmm, I see. Maybe they just don’t want others to know where Troy and his brother are. Seriously, there’s nothing to worry about. They are all kind here. They treat us well, especially Yohan,” Crista said when I told her what I had discovered on the internet.

“Is that so,” I said, still a little worried from remembering what Troy had said with that strange expression of his.

Crista laughed a little and then said, “Yes, Clarisse. Besides, Troy’s brother will come soon. There will be a family reunion celebration at a resort. Would you like to come as well? They told me I can bring family and friends this time.”

I held my breath. Maybe I’m just overthinking. I just said yes to Crista so that I could also see her and Yohan’s condition to reassure me even more.